Gov. Rick Perry won't be getting a speaking role in Tampa at the Republican National Convention. Neither will other primary contenders Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann, according to The New York Times.

Perry seemed to gracefully acknowledge the decision. "“That’s not my call to make,” he told The Times. “The convention is for Mitt Romney, not for me. Not for Newt, not for Marco Rubio, not for Chris Christie. It’s for Mitt.”

Perry and Romney clashed during the early primaries, and the two had a rough relationship dating back to when Romney was also in the Republican Governors Association.

The Texan being elevated at the convention is U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz, who has been awarded a prime time speech.

Perry will head the Texas GOP delegation at the convention and already is a headline speaker at a Right to Life gathering.